GeForce 8400 SE vs FirePro M3900
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1475 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.25 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Seymour | G86S |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 19 October 2010 (15 years ago) | 1 August 2008 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 160 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 459 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 750 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.000 | 3.672 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.24 TFLOPS | 0.02938 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 16 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | n/a | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Form factor | chip-down | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 October 2010 | 1 August 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 50 Watt |
FirePro M3900 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro M3900 and GeForce 8400 SE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro M3900 is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce 8400 SE is a desktop one.
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